In Japan, the Internet café has become a substitute for home. A survey of Japan's ministry of health indicated that the number of people who sleeps over at 24-hour Internet cafes for having no home or job total 5,400 nationwide, the Kyodo News reported. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's findings disclosed on Tuesday reveals what could be a widening of the rich-poor gap in Asia's richest country.

Police arrested a 42-year-old woman Tuesday after neighbors complained she was disturbing them with chants around a self-built bonfire nearly 10 feet from her home at midnight. According to police reports, Brenna K. Barney, who was found clad only in a T-shirt and underwear, yelling chants in her backyard while wearing headphones. She even smelled of alcohol and told police the neighbors were infringing on her religious beliefs since she was performing a Wiccan ritual under the new moon.

Children in the U. S. could soon be playing with a talking Jesus toy, a bearded Moses, Daniel in the lion's den and other biblical figures, as company One2Believe convinced Wal-Mart to sell Bible-based toys to promote the Christian faith to children. David Socha, founder of One2believe, the company which manufactures the dolls said he is optimistic the demand for "God-honoring" toys will increase as children will be attracted to toys that focuses on Christian teachings and morality.

A 47-year-old man from Rutland, Vermont is now facing two felony counts and a misdemeanor charge of retail theft after he reportedly exposed himself to two Victoria's Secret store clerks while trying on women's underwear. Robert K. Scott, who went to a lingerie store in the Diamond Run Mall twice, once in April and then in May, was released on conditions that he should stay away from the mall and the store.

Police are investing a state forensic scientist who conducted a DNA test for her "personal" use related to divorce. Ann Chamberlain-Gordon, from Okemos, Mich. , used state laboratory equipment to perform a DNA test on her husband's underwear to find out if he was having sex with another woman.